Boscawen police search for hit-and-run accident

Boscawen police are searching for the driver of a dark sedan who struck and injured an 8-year-old girl on Tuesday evening.

According to Boscawen Police, the driver was traveling faster than the speed limit toward Penacook when he or she struck the girl in the back outside 334 Queen Street at approximately 8:55 p.m. and immediately drove off southeast toward Penacook.

The girl was taken to Concord Hospital with possibly serious internal injuries.

The impact with the girl caused the car to lose its passenger side mirror and sustain damage in the same area, according to debris police found at the scene.

Anyone in the area with surveillance footage or additional details is asked to contact police at 603-753-9124 or [email protected].